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decisions and as a guide to the amount 

of product in the supply channel. In 

addition, the Agricultural Marketing 

Service buys hundreds of millions of 

dollars of fruit and vegetable products 

each year for domestic feeding 

programs, and Market News data is a 

critical component of the decision 

making process. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average .03 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Fruit, vegetable, and 

ornamental industry, or other for-profit 

businesses, individuals or households, 

farms. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

18,274. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 218. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 119,512 hours. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Dated: February 15, 2007. 

Lloyd C. Day, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2006–0157] 

Syngenta; Availability of Petition and 

Environmental Assessment for 

Determination of Nonregulated Status 

for Corn Genetically Engineered for 

Insect Resistance 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; reopening of comment 

period for draft environmental 

assessment. 

SUMMARY: We are reopening the 

comment period for a draft 

environmental assessment prepared 

with respect to a petition from Syngenta 

Seeds, Inc., seeking a determination of 

nonregulated status for corn rootwormresistant corn derived from a 

transformation event designated as 

MIR604. This action will allow 

interested persons additional time to 

prepare and submit comments on the 

draft environmental assessment. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

on the draft environmental assessment 

that are received on or before March 9, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, select 

‘‘Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service’’ from the agency drop-down 

menu, then click ‘‘Submit.’’ In the 

Docket ID column, select APHIS–2006–

0157 to submit or view public 

comments and to view supporting and 

related materials available 

electronically. Information on using 

Regulations.gov, including instructions 

for accessing documents, submitting 

comments, and viewing the docket after 

the close of the comment period, is 

available through the site’s ‘‘User Tips’’

link. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send four copies of your 

comment (an original and three copies) 

to Docket No. APHIS–2006–0157, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 

River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS–

2006–0157. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket in our reading room. The reading 

room is located in room 1141 of the 

USDA South Building, 14th Street and 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC. Normal reading room 

hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except holidays. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 690–2817 before 

coming. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Catherine Preston, Biotechnology 

Regulatory Services, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road Unit 147, Riverdale, MD 20737–

1236; (301) 734–5874, e-mail: 

catherine.a.preston@aphis.usda.gov. To 

obtain copies of the petition or the 

environmental assessment, contact Ms. 

Cynthia Eck at (301) 734–0667, e-mail: 

cynthia.a.eck@aphis.usda.gov. The 

petition and the environmental 

assessment are also available on the 

Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ 

brs/aphisdocs/04_36201p.pdf and 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/brs/ 

aphisdocs/04_36201p_ea.pdf 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 10, 2007, we published in the 

Federal Register (72 FR 1212–1214, 

Docket No. APHIS–2006–0157) a notice 

advising the public that the Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service has 

received a petition from Syngenta 

Seeds, Inc., seeking a determination of 

nonregulated status for corn rootwormresistant corn derived from a 

transformation event designated as 

MIR604. The petition has been 

submitted in accordance with our 

regulations concerning the introduction 

of certain genetically engineered 

organisms and products. In accordance 

with those regulations, our notice 

solicited comments on whether this 

corn presents a plant pest risk. We also 

made available for public comment a 

draft environmental assessment for the 

proposed determination of nonregulated 

status. 

In our notice, we stated that we will 

consider comments on the petition that 

are received on or before March 12, 

2007, and comments on the draft 

environmental assessment that are 

received on or before February 9, 2007. 

We are reopening the comment period 

for the draft environmental assessment 

for an additional 15 days from the date 

of publication of this notice. This action 

will allow interested persons additional 

time to prepare and submit comments 

on the draft environmental assessment. 

We will also consider all comments on 

the draft environmental assessment we 

receive between February 10, 2007, and 

the date of this notice. 

(Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781–

7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 

371.3.) 

Done in Washington, DC, this 16th day of 

February 2007. 

W. Ron DeHaven, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

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